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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Lightning on the Cover
Today’s theme was to choose weather-related covers or titles. I wanted to do something fun and interesting, so I chose to find kids’ books with lightning on the cover. This was such a fun list to pull together with titles spanning age groups and genres. I have fun pulling together…
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12 Kid Lit Titles with Fall 2023 Publication Dates
There are so many children’s books being published every week, how do you even keep track? It’s not the easiest, even for librarians! But, here are a few resources that you can use at home to keep up-to-date with upcoming releases. You can always search for your favorite publishers (if…
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18 Zombie Books for Kids & Teens
Halloween is right around the corner and for many, that means pulling out all the stops for all things spooky and scary. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I’m a pretty big scaredy-cat, so I’m not a big fan of the horror genre. That being said, I’ll give most things…
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Cats & Dogs Picture Books
It’s the age-old question,”What do you like more cats or dogs?” Well, with today’s book lists (that’s right two!), you don’t have to choose! Whether you love those sweet, but saucy little cats or the lovable and energetic dogs, you’ll find everything you’re looking for right here with these cats…
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12 Best Books for Teacher Gifts
Celebrate the special people who make a huge impact on their students with these 12 best books for teacher gifts. As a child of two educators myself, I know the hard work and dedication it takes to be a good teacher and it’s not for the faint of heart, that’s…
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12 Best Books for Graduation
Yes, this post should have gone live way back in May or even April, but since I didn’t get anything together at that point, I thought I’d still try and post something that can be a helpful gift guide for the next graduation season. It’s probably not surprising that books…
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2023 Blogging A to Z: Zany
I can’t believe we’ve already reached the letter “Z” It has been a very busy month and I’m so glad I got to share over 300 titles and authors with you! For the letter “Z”, I chose the word zany. Zany became my catch-call letter for some really fun, wacky,…
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2023 Blogging A to Z: Youthful
I wanted the chance to throw in some picture books to the 300+ titles I was suggesting this month, so I thought my adjective “youthful” would be the perfect place for them! I tried to pull a mix of picture book titles that are great for older readers with more…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection
I mentioned last week on Top Ten Tuesday that I don’t often purchase a lot of books to add to my personal collection. That being said, it’s really hard for me to not buy anything throughout the year. This list includes a few books I’ve purchased for myself. But, some…
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15 Winter Wonderland Board Books
Today I’m sharing a list of board books, 15 Winter Wonderland Board Books, in fact! Not something I do very often, and yet board books are so important for the tiniest of readers! At our library, board books are one the highest circulating collections. Most likely, because they don’t take…